Becky Fifield
The Brutal and the Beautiful New York State Museum
This weekend, Dr. V, Jake, and myself went up to Albany to visit the New York State Museum. We had the very good luck of running into...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 21, 2016
- 1 min
Get Ready! Snow in the Mid-Atlantic
Stay safe, stay warm, and make sure you’ve updated your emergency plan, whether at home, at work, or protecting our cultural heritage....
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 31, 2015
- 2 min
An Unfortunate Title for a “Great” Article on Penn Station
David W. Dunlap writes the rather fun Building Blocks column for The New York Times. On December 30, 2015, his contribution was titled...
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Becky Fifield
- Oct 16, 2014
- 3 min
The Zoo, the Park, and a Baltimore Befuddlement
I’m not an expert on Baltimore, by any means. I’ve never lived there. I was born in Towson and grew up in Carroll County. But Baltimore...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 22, 2014
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Hudson and Manhattan Railroad Redux
Better known as the PATH, the Hudson and Manhattan Railroad began shuttling passengers through its cast iron tunnels between Manhattan...
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Becky Fifield
- Nov 5, 2013
- 2 min
Transit Tuesday: Maryland *facepalm*
OK, we all know it, I’m obnoxiously devoted to my home state. So when I read current “transit” news about Maryland transportation...
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Becky Fifield
- Jun 11, 2013
- 1 min
Transportation Tuesday: Sad state of affairs for train transport in Indianapolis
I was really impressed with downtown Indianapolis. Ambitious restaurants. People on the streets. Bike Lanes. A canal walk trimmed with...
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Becky Fifield
- May 21, 2013
- 2 min
Trans. Tuesday: We Survived The Parade of Trains
Just barely. RL Fifield 2013. Dr. V. indulged my whim to visit the assemblage of historic trains at New York’s Grand Central Terminal...
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Becky Fifield
- May 8, 2013
- 1 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Tucson
The end of March found my mom and I in southern Arizona. My great uncle Mr. B has a cattle ranch outside of Tucson, where he set up...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 26, 2013
- 2 min
Transportation Tuesday: Move Madison Square Garden NOW
Commuters rush through the LIRR entrance corridor past artwork that evokes the original and only Pennsylvania Station. Andrew Leicester....
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 21, 2013
- 2 min
Overheard in the Subway…
Much of NYC’s life takes place underground. Last Tuesday was a holiday for my place of work, and I used the morning to get some errands...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 19, 2013
- 2 min
Transit Tuesday: Subway Station Renovation – A Few Thoughts About Getting It Right
New York City’s subway opened in 1904. During an era of competing private lines that radiated from the heart of Manhattan into the...
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Becky Fifield
- Feb 12, 2013
- 1 min
Transit Tuesday: Grand By Design Exhibition at Grand Central
After a boozy brunch with Dr. V’s cousins, we wandered up the sunny side of the street to Grand Central Terminal, celebrating its 100th...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 29, 2013
- 2 min
Transit Tuesday: How do you get to Annapolis without a car?
I was peeved. During my Christmas break in Maryland, a winter storm blew in on the day I’d picked to spend some time at the state...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 23, 2013
- 3 min
Wanderlust Wednesday: Montreal
I spent a day in Montreal, QC last week. I had forgotten how cold it can be up north. I quickly relearned that northerners find ways to...
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Becky Fifield
- Jan 15, 2013
- 2 min
Transit Tuesday: The Walking City
Colleagues of mine were up from DC this week for the Alliance for Response NYC program “Community-Based Recovery After Superstorm Sandy”...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 18, 2012
- 2 min
Transportation Tuesday: ICE from Munich to Bonn
Munich Hauptbahnhof. RL Fifield 2012. I had a crazy scheme for last week’s trip to Germany. My last visit was to Dusseldorf and Cologne....
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 11, 2012
- 2 min
Transit Tuesday: Munich Train Station
Hauptbahnhof. It has to be my favorite German word. Feeling adventurous, I decided to fly directly to Munich and check out the city...
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 5, 2012
- 2 min
Wanderlust Wednesday – Worcester, Massachusetts, by way of Springfield
Answer: Corsets. The Royal Worcester Corset Factory was the largest U.S. employer of women in 1908. Elizabeth Freake and Baby Mary....
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Becky Fifield
- Dec 3, 2012
- 2 min
Museum Monday – Here Come the Trains Again: Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania
Once again Transit Tuesday is busting in on Museum Monday. RL Fifield 2012. The Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania is located in Strasburg,...
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